Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-20

To onen the doors ell along the street
with the latchkey which Mrs. Bran
dreth rave me on my leaving home for
the House Of Lords this morning IN
order 70 see which lock 1t fitted, when
This constable quite properly observed,
end. / am sony to soy, misinterpreted
NV action. He believes | am lettering
about to commit felony. Have the
goodness, please, to tell him who l
an" :,
This il the Bishop OF Winchester"
Harry Burbury answered, very red,
and with a growing sense OF painful
discomfort, expecting every moment
that the Bishop would turn round upon
him and ask how he came to be there.
"Ho, no, hol the constable thought
TO himself merrily. "Bishop and Cap
tainl Captain and Bishopl That's a
good one, that isl They're a gang,
they are. Very well got up, too, the
blooming pair OF EN-. But they're
couple of strong 'uns; that's what l call
EN-. won't let on that twig EN- Tor
the present. Two able-bodied burglars
at once ON ones hands is no joke. even
for the Youngest and activest members
of the force. Ill Just wait till Q "a an
swers my rattle. Meanwhile, as they
say at the theayater, will dissemble."
And he dissembled for the moment
with such admirable effect that the
Bishop fairly thought the incident set
tied, and began to congratulate him
self in his own mind on this truly
providential nocturnal meeting with
Captain Burbury.
IAN what's his Lordship's exact num-
ber?" the constable asked with a
scarcely suppressed ironical emphasis
on the title of honor.
1.-TWO hundred and seventy" Harry
Burbury answered, trembling.
1.-Two hundred and seventy" the
guardian Of the peace repeated slowly.
1.-TWO hundred and seventy So that's
it, is it? Why, bless my soul, that'sthe
very door that the military gent was
a-lnrkin' and a-skulkin' on Perhaps
you've got latchkey about you some
where for that one, too, eh, Captain?"
Before the Bishop could Indignantly
repel this last shameful insinuatlon,
Q "a, summoned hastily by his neigh
boris rattle from the next beat, came
running up in eager expectation.
"All right, Simson," the Bishops
original eaptor exclaimed ioyfully, now
throwing off the mask and ceasing to
dissemble. This is good job,
this lot. This here reverend gentle
mans the Bishop of Winchester, an
his Lordship's been a-loiterin' round in
Eaton Place with intent TO commit
felony. / ketched him at it a-tryin'
the latchkeys. This other military
gents his friend, the captain,
as can answer confidential for his
perfect respectability. Ho, no, no
Security amt good enough. The Cap
tain was a-skulkin' and a-loungin'
round the airys hisselff, an didntwant
at first to recognize his Lordship. But
the Bishop, he very properly insisted
upon it. It's gang this is; that's what
it is. The Bishops been wanted this
three months to my certain knowledge
as the medical gent what cribbed the
silver I'll take along his Lordshlp,
Simson; you just ketch a-hold Of the
Captain, will you?"
Harry Burbury saw at once that r
monstrance and explanation won pe
quiet Intellectual. He gave himf'n up
quietly to go to the station; 'nu Tue
Bishop. frettingand Tuning y:n Speech
less indignation, followed lenlnu t a. ias'
as his gathered legs woun,, carly i MN J..
| Arrived at the staticI' 'i,e DlsnoP, "
his great surprise, Suh9 MS protes'a-
tions of innoceAce and references to
o %o d;a1sgarded with lordly in
J;earenc. which quite astounded him.
H. r.s treated with more obvious dis
80 pect, in fact, than the merest curate
J in a country parish. He turned to Har-
~ Burbury for sympathy. But Harry
only smiled a soured smile, and OBJ
served bitterly, at is so easy to con-
denim anybody, you know, upon mere
suspicion.
The Bishop felt a twinge of con-
science. II was somewhat increased
when the inspector in charge quietly
remarked, 81 feel q moral certainty
that nv officers are right; but still, IN
consideration of the dress you wear-a
very clever disguise, certainly Iu
send one of them to make inquiries at
the address you mention. Meanwhile,
THOMPSON, lock 'em up separately III
the general lookup. We're very full
tonight, Bishop. I'm sorry we can
accommodate you with private cell.
It's irregular, i know, but we're terri
bly, overcrowded. You'll have to go IN
along with couple of other prisoners.
Moral certainty The Bishop started
yisiblv at the phrase. It's hard to con
denim a man unheard upon moral Ger
tainty!
There was no help for it, so the Bishop
allowed himselfto be quietly thrust into
a large cell already occupied by two
other amiable-looking prisoners. One
of them, to Judge by the fashion IL
which he wore his hair, had very lately
completed his term of residence III one
of her Majesty's houses of detention
the other looked rather as though he
were at present merely a candidate FOL
the same distinction in the near future
Both the men looked at the new
conner with deep interest; but as M
withdrew at once into the far cornel
and seated himself suspiciously upor
the bed without displaying any desire
to engage in conversation, common pc
Likeness prevented them from remark
, ing upon the singllaIity Of his COSTUME
in such position. So they went Oh
, | with their own CONTEMPLATION quite nm
cencernedly after a moment, taking N
further notice in any way OF their dis
tineuished clerical companion.
f1hen that's not the business You r
Jagged upon?" one of them said COOL,
' 70 the other. alt isn't the adlutant'
accounts, You think? It's the othe
: matter, is IT,"
. "Oh yes" the second man answere
quietly. "If it had been the adiutant
= accounts, you see, I'd have rounded, c
: course, on Billy the Growler. ! neye
I did like that fellow, the Growler, 20
{ know: an L don't see why shout
: have my five years for it, when he
4 had the best part of the swag, look e,
0 he'd no hand in it, confound 1t.
;. was the Growler. l didn't even g
3 nothink out of it. That amt fair nov
h is it, | put il to you?"
e "No, it amt" the first man answe
!, II .ho oloea-cronned one Rut there